EIGHT war veterans buried in the Balranald cemetary are set to receive the
recognition they deserve, thanks to the tireless efforts of one determined
man.
Now nearing the end of the project, Balranald RSL secretary treasurer
Noel Camin has spent the last year searching through records for information on
the veterans and determining the location of their bodies.
Three of the eight
graves now have war grave plaques affixed, with a fourth to be placed at the end
of August with the family in attendance.
Mr Camin said it was important to
find these graves and provide them the “dignity they deserve for what they have
done”.
“It’s a thing that needed doing, all these characters, they needed
recognition,” he said.
“The reason these people don’t have anything is that
they don’t have any relatives any more.
“Now we’ve gotten to this stage, I’m
pleased we can do something for these people.”
However, there is still one
significant hurdle to overcome for the project to come to a close.
For more of this story, see Wednesday’s Guardian (June 26).
